Week 9. Refutation and Concession

1. What is my thesis?

• There is another level of information processing called 'preconscious' between conscious processing and unconscious processing.

2. What is the opposite position?

• Brain does only two types of information processing - conscious and unconscious processing.

3. What arguments can I anticipate?

• Preconscious is an ambiguous concept.
• There are little researches that can support your argument. 

4. How will I counter those arguments?

• Preconscious is not an ambiguous concept. It is more of accurate process that connects the ambiguous boundary surrounded of a conscious sphere and unconscious sphere. It is like a middle step of them.(but closer to conscious awareness.)

• It isn't true. At first, authoritative researcher, Sigmund Freud claimed that there is a level of preconscious. Also, researcher, C.G. Jung established and extended his theory based on the concept of 'preconsious'. He claimed personal unconsciousness which is similar concept to preconscious.

My Refutation and Concession

Some people would disagree with my argument. They will refine brain's information processing only in two ways. In other words, they will argue that brain does only two types of information processing - conscious and unconscious processing.- 

They can argue like, 'Preconscious is an ambiguous concept. So it is difficult to accept and adapt.' or 'There are little researches that can support your argument. It is not logical.' However, these are not true. 

First, preconscious is not an ambiguous concept. It is more of accurate process that connects the ambiguous boundary surrounded of a conscious sphere and unconscious sphere. It is like a middle step of them.(but closer to conscious awareness.) 

Second, an authoritative researcher, Sigmund Freud claimed that there is a level of preconscious. Also, researcher, C.G. Jung established and extended his theory based on the concept of 'preconsious'. He claimed personal unconsciousness which is similar concept to preconscious. 

Moreover, aside from their theory, when you think certain situation, you can easily perceive what preconscious is. For instance, it is hard to answer what did you do last week on this time. We should think about it quite long time, not immediately can aware.